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    How successfully did the National Government deal with the economic problems of the 1930s? In dealing with the economic depression of the 1930s‚ it is my opinion that the recovery of Britain was mainly due to the stages of rearmament in the run-up to the Second World War. This is not to say‚ however‚ that the National Government failed to combat the rises in unemployment‚ reaching a peak of three million‚ and the ruined staple industries‚ they implemented several policies to reboot the

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    Jamie Aragon English 12 B-2 17 March 2005 Sexual Rebellion The First Lady‚ Abigail Adams‚ once stated‚ “If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies‚ we are determined to foment a rebellion‚ and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice‚ or representation” (BrainyQuote). This statement was intended for rebellion regarding the rights of women‚ however rebellion is rebellion. Due to this stand led by Adams and other women‚ the females in society today

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    Imagine a world where books are banned and treated like terrorists of the mind. Imagine a place where the government controls what people say and do. Imagine a world without Shakespeare‚ Twain‚ Steinbeck or Harper Lee. If this world would contain the elements just listed‚ how would the world be impacted by the banning of books? This question is answered in Ray Bradbury’s novel‚ Fahrenheit 451. Montag Guy‚ the protagonist of the novel‚ is one of many firemen in this dystopian society whose main job

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    4. Bacon’s rebellion- A rebellion against Native American tribes by led by Planter Nathaniel Bacon after his foreman was murdered by an indian arrow. This was just the straw that broke the camel’s back the colonists had growing frustrations that their expectations for safety had not been met. So‚ after Planter Nathaniel Bacon’s foreman was murdered by indians he put together a small band of colonists who began to revengefully murdering both peaceful and hostile tribes in the Virginian area. The rebellion

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    Many people believe that there is no difference between the definitions of “riot” and “rebellion” at the same time others think the opposite. Riots and rebellions have occurred many times in world history quite independently of any widespread notions of civil disobedience. It is very often mentioned and argued about‚ that is why a huge misunderstanding occurs whether we should call one event a riot or a rebellion. In the following paper I am going to discuss the main differences and give examples of

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    National Security Strategy & Policy National Security Strategy & Policy – Basic Concepts 1. In order to understand the concept of National Security Strategy & Policy (NSSP)‚ it is pertinent to understand certain fundamentals. They are: a. Concept of nation-state in its universal application and more so its relevancy to Pakistan b. National Purpose (NP)‚ a statement of resolve and determination for which a Nation – State aspires to exist. c. Determination of

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    Shay’s Rebellion is more than a simple act of civil disobedience of citizens against their government. There were a lot of key causes and factors to Shay’s Rebellion. All of theses factors and problems added up cause an uproar. The Rebellion in itself was not that big of a rebellion‚ however it did create a very big impact on the leaders of the nation. The Rebellion occurred in many places all over the new colonies‚ but most of the effect of the Rebellion took place at Massachusetts. The current

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    Bacon’s Rebellion Bacon’s Rebellion occurred in 1675 in Virginia. Nathaniel Bacon‚ a wealthy planter‚ headed the rebellion against the governor William Berkley and his corrupted regime. As death rates were falling‚ more people required land. Most lands were already occupied and any free land was hard to cultivate and grow tobacco. High taxes and falling prices on tobacco‚ due to the overproduction‚ limited possibilities for small farmers. Indentured servants were requiring Indians to be removed

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    For a government to be successful it needs to inflict fear into everyone of its people. The capital did so by using the Hunger Games as a tool for fear‚ excommunicating each of the districts from each other‚ and reminding everyone how one district can be eliminated so easily. Therefore‚ a government cannot rule as efficiently if there is no fear in its people. If fear is not within the government’s people then a rebellion could easily be started. In the words of Niccolo Machiavelli “is it better

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    Since the Haitian Rebellion of 1791- 1804‚ Southern slave owners were in fear of a slave rebellion‚ especially in areas where slaves outnumbered non-slaves. Nat Turner‚ also known as “Prophet‚” was one of the leaders who put this into action. He was an “upper class” (knew how to read and write) slave owned by Joseph Travis of Southampton‚ Virginia and was extremely religious. The unofficial religious leader of the slaves had seen a solar eclipse in February of 1831 and believed that God had chosen

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